Fine Art Glass

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Let me bring to life the uniqueness of you, with Commissioned Glass Artwork.

My Fine Art Glass designs generally have layers of visual design content where the design is drawn freely from my interactions with the client, my own aesthetic, experiences and observations rather than running with the multiple channels of input that is part of the larger pieces and corporate commission process.

Fine art glass designs are created through a myriad of artistic glass processes:

Painting on glass– bringing a deeper luring dimension to two-dimensional art.
Etched glass– glass that is hand-colored in such a way that subtle shadows are seen through the thickness of the glass. The art is illuminated with artificial light, and the shadows and reflections are dynamic!
Fused and kiln-formed glass

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Fine Art Glass can be autonomous / independent work or commissioned artwork. Fine art glass designs generally have layers of visual design content where the design is drawn freely from the artist’s own aesthetic, experiences and observations rather than running with the multiple channels of input that is part of the commission process. For the artist, these fine art glass designs serve as prototypes for larger scaled works and future commissions

The fine art of glass could be presented through my techniques of:

Painting on glass– using a variety of materials and painting techniques….bringing a deeper luring dimension to two-dimensional art.
Etched and carved glass– glass that is hand-colored in such a way that subtle shadows are seen through the thickness of the glass. The art is illuminated with artificial light, and the shadows and reflections are dynamic!
Laminated Glass–gives old world stained glass a contemporary voice, a lighter aesthetic and more flexibility in design and size.

Glass Paintings, or painting on glass brings a luring dimension to two dimensional art. Etched glass is hand-colored in such a way that subtle shadows are seen through the thickness of the glass. Illuminated with artificial light, the shadows and reflections are dynamic!

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Commissioned Glass Paintings

Fine art glass designs generally have layers of visual design content where the design is drawn freely from the artist’s own aesthetic, experiences and observations rather than running with the multiple channels of input that is part of the commission process.

Reverie
Reverie engages the viewer with nature to foster emotional experiences. Organic forms, natural colors, movement and multi-layered interpretation encourage the thought of inner visions with each viewer. This is achieved through spontaneous layering of gestural painting, frit laying processes and flame-worked vitrigraphs for dimension and intrigue.

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Let It Flow
Let It Flow is from the Elements Series about the energy and spirit of nature. The intention is to capture a poetic interpretation of the many layers of movement that are found in nature, such elements like water or air. The utilization of vitreous paint, painting with glass frit and vitrigraphs, which are then fused together allow me to create a sense of depth and intrigue. These pieces can be rearranged, rotated top to bottom, displayed horizontally or vertically, individually or in groupings to provoke a sense of playful spontaneity and gestural movements intended to take the viewer to their own special place of reflection with something new to see every time.

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War Bride
What started as an invitation to participate in “Art Reflected 1913-2013,” a centennial exhibition at the Memorial Art Gallery in Rochester, NY turned into a personal historical journey. The objective of the exhibition for forty regional artists was to create new art inspired by a selection of art in the gallery’s permanent collection. It was part of a fundraiser for the gallery’s Centennial Celebration.

TeloMeMitoWho
TeloMeMitoWho is designed to identify the nuclei and organelles of a cell, different types of cells, the wealth of information each cell carries in living creatures and the microscopic view of cells suspended in viscous matter. Dynamic shifting color engages the viewer by creating a sense of liveliness and accentuates how each cell is a uniquely beautiful unit of life.

Tibetan Prayer Flags
Meticulously cut and shaped smalti tesserae make this mosaic come alive so you can almost feel the wind fluttering prayer flags in the Himalayas. Smalti is hand poured glass that is cut into tiny mosaic pieces. Both historically as far back as the Byzantine Era to today, smalti has been and remains the favored tesserae used in the basilica’s throughout Europe.

Artistic Stained, Etched, Painted and Laminated Glass

Fine Art Glass Gallery

Glass Paintings, or painting on glass brings a luring dimension to two dimensional art. Etched Glass is hand-colored in such a way that subtle shadows are seen through the thickness of the glass. Illuminated with artificial light, the shadows and reflections are dynamic!